This afternoon I participated in a live-virtual watercolour painting workshop hosted by the Cornell Ornithology Lab. This was very interesting to me, as I’ve been painting birds on my own for a while now. It was great to get some guidance from a professional natural Read More …
As someone who lives with a rare disease, and has a background in healthcare and medical research, I try to follow any research news that might affect my condition. Because Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is rare, there’s not usually much research published specifically about Read More …
A few weeks ago I posted about my ongoing attempt to learn to draw and to paint, with watercolours. This isn’t only about creating ‘art’, painting is also a new way to help me deal with some of the symptoms caused by my rare disease. Read More …
Did you know that today is World Chocolate Day? I didn’t, until yesterday! July 7 “marks the introduction of the food to Europe in 1550 – until this point, chocolate was only known to indigenous communities in Mexico and parts of central and south America.” Read More …
If you’ve been following along on this roller-coast rare disease journey of mine, you might remember that I decided to learn to paint – with watercolours – back in 2019. I’d signed up for a bunch of creative arts courses, at local community centres, galleries, Read More …
With all of the online and virtual courses being offered this year, because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, it has turned out to be a good time to put my initial 2020 plan in to action. In January I began harnessing my since-childhood desire to Read More …
